Dragon and lion dancers at Chinese New Year
The University of Exeter celebrates Diwali
Exeter Reclaim the Night March
Other upcoming events....
The University of Exeter supports a number of Equality and Diversity related events. Use the links on the left of this page for details of events relating to LGBT History Month, Exeter Respect Festival, Kick It Out, and the Women's Network.
This page provides details of those events not included elsewhere on the 'Equality Matters' site.
Black History Month
October is Black History Month in the UK. See Black History Month 2012 for more details.
Chinese New Year celebrations
Each year the University celebrates Chinese New Year with a free festival held by the Chinese Student Scholar’s Association (CSSA) and the Students’ Guild on the Streatham campus.
In 2012 the year of the Dragon was celebrated on Saturday 4 February with dragon and lion dancers, games, karaoke, a craft fair, a Chinese market, the chance to dress in traditional Chinese costumes, fireworks, and an evening variety performance in Chinese.
These annual celebrations are open to staff, students and the public.
Diwali
Annual free Diwali celebrations are organised for the Streatham Campus with an exciting programme of events which are open to all (staff, students and Exeter residents).
Annakot Darshan, New Years Worship: The University's Hindu Chaplain, Ravi Nathwani, makes an offering of food to celebrate the New Year.
A free Diwali Festival for all the family: Including food, art, film, drumming, dancing, costumes, crafts, fireworks and much more.
For more information see the Diwali webpage.
Diversity Week
Each year the Streatham and Cornwall campuses organise a programme of events for Diversity Week along the themes of Religious and Cultural Diversity, Gender, Accessibility and more. Events are open to all staff and students.
For more details about previous Diversity Weeks see the Cornwall Diversity Week schedule or the Streatham Diversity Week schedule.
Exeter Reclaim The Night March
On Sunday 13th March 2011, Exeter held a Reclaim The Night march. The march started in Bedford Square, went down the High Street and finished at the Phoenix Centre for speeches and music. The march was very well attended and was covered by the local media.
Reclaim the Night marches challenge the fact that most women do not feel safe to walk alone at night. They are organised under the belief that women should be able to walk anywhere without feeling restricted because of male violence. They also challenge the shockingly low national rape conviction rate.
